As the formula shortage continues to make feeding infants a challenge for many parents, the CareSource health plan has made a donation to The Milk Bank.

They’ve sponsored 1,000 ounces of human milk through the Give An Ounce Campaign. The Milk Bank can provide up to 40 oz. of donor milk without a prescription.

Since the beginning of May, requests for donor milk have increased 89%, and requests for financial assistance to obtain donor milk have shot up 200%.

The Milk Bank is a non-profit tissue bank dispensing more than 400,000 ounces of pasteurized donor human milk to hospitals and families throughout the region every year. The Milk Bank improves health outcomes for premature and ill infants, foster better health for children and decreases health care expenditures. The Milk Bank follows the strictest safety standards informed by the CDC and FDA and is a proud member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA).

Visit https://www.themilkbank.org/ to learn more.